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Humanitarian crises : the medical and public health response
- Title
- Humanitarian crises : the medical and public health response / edited by Jennifer Leaning, Susan M. Briggs, Lincoln C. Chen.
- Publication
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1999.
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- Description
- xviii, 379 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "Since the late 1980s the international relief community has seen its resources and personnel stressed beyond capacity by humanitarian crises - large-scale man made catastrophes such as the conflicts in Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Chechnya, Zaire, Kosovo and elsewhere. Covering topics ranging from emergency public health measures to the psychological trauma of relief workers, this volume presents both a seasoned assessment of current practice and proposals for improving operational efforts in the future. The discussion also raises important questions relating to the definition and direction of the overall humanitarian mission."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Medical assistance > International cooperation
- International relief
- Humanitarian assistance
- Disaster relief
- World health
- Medical Missions > organization & administration
- Global Health
- Relief Work > organization & administration
- Relief Work
- katastrophē
- Primäre Gesundheitsversorgung
- Aufsatzsammlung
- Katastrophenhilfe
- Medizinische Versorgung
- Psychische Störung
- Krankheit
- Katastrophe
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-369) and index.
- Contents
- The role of rapid assessment / Michael J. Toole -- Public health interventions / Eric K. Noji and Brent T. Burkholder -- Classic concepts in disaster medical response / Susan M. Briggs and Mark Leong -- Emergency care / Jennifer Leaning -- Disaster mental health: the U.S. experience and beyond / Brian W. Flynn -- Mental health and psychosocial effects of mass violence / Richard F. Mollica -- Psychological trauma and relief workers / Ruth A. Barron -- The new ethical boundaries / Sissela Bok -- Human rights challenges / Aryeh Neier and Jennifer Leaning -- Complex emergencies and NGOs: the example of CARE / Marc Lindenberg -- Coordination of health relief: the experience of the American Red Cross / Judith B. Lee -- Military support of relief: a cautionary review / Trueman W. Sharp, George A. Luz, and Joel C. Gaydos -- Military security: lessons for relief / Frederick M. Burkle, Jr. -- The risks of military participation / Pierre Perrin.
- ISBN
- 0674155157
- 9780674155152
- LCCN
- 98041838
- OCLC
- ocm39905084
- 39905084
- SCSB-862061
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library